"Illuminated Myth"
24 x 36 inches, framed
19 x 26 inches, unframed
Monotype print, acrylic, pewter leafing, & oil pastel on BFK Rives paper
Text:
When a great rabbi saw that the Jews were being mistreated, he went into the forest, lit a sacred fire and said a special prayer asking God to protect his people. And God sent him a miracle.
Later, his disciple went into the same part of the forest and said: Master of the Universe, I do not know how to light the sacred fire, but I do know the special prayer; please, hear me!’ And the miracle happened again.
A generation passed, and another rabbi, seeing how his people were being persecuted, went into the forest and said: ‘I do not know how to light the sacred fire, nor do I know the special prayer, but I still remember the place. Help us, O Lord! And the Lord helped them.
Fifty years later, another rabbi, who was crippled, spoke to God, saying: ‘I do not know how to light the sacred fire, nor do I know the special prayer, and I can’t even find the place in the forest. All I can do is tell this story and hope that God will hear me.’
And again the miracle occurred.
Go forth, then, and tell the story of this evening.
-Story adapted by Paulo Coelho
24 x 36 inches, framed
19 x 26 inches, unframed
Monotype print, acrylic, pewter leafing, & oil pastel on BFK Rives paper
Text:
When a great rabbi saw that the Jews were being mistreated, he went into the forest, lit a sacred fire and said a special prayer asking God to protect his people. And God sent him a miracle.
Later, his disciple went into the same part of the forest and said: Master of the Universe, I do not know how to light the sacred fire, but I do know the special prayer; please, hear me!’ And the miracle happened again.
A generation passed, and another rabbi, seeing how his people were being persecuted, went into the forest and said: ‘I do not know how to light the sacred fire, nor do I know the special prayer, but I still remember the place. Help us, O Lord! And the Lord helped them.
Fifty years later, another rabbi, who was crippled, spoke to God, saying: ‘I do not know how to light the sacred fire, nor do I know the special prayer, and I can’t even find the place in the forest. All I can do is tell this story and hope that God will hear me.’
And again the miracle occurred.
Go forth, then, and tell the story of this evening.
-Story adapted by Paulo Coelho
24 x 36 inches, framed
19 x 26 inches, unframed
Monotype print, acrylic, pewter leafing, & oil pastel on BFK Rives paper
Text:
When a great rabbi saw that the Jews were being mistreated, he went into the forest, lit a sacred fire and said a special prayer asking God to protect his people. And God sent him a miracle.
Later, his disciple went into the same part of the forest and said: Master of the Universe, I do not know how to light the sacred fire, but I do know the special prayer; please, hear me!’ And the miracle happened again.
A generation passed, and another rabbi, seeing how his people were being persecuted, went into the forest and said: ‘I do not know how to light the sacred fire, nor do I know the special prayer, but I still remember the place. Help us, O Lord! And the Lord helped them.
Fifty years later, another rabbi, who was crippled, spoke to God, saying: ‘I do not know how to light the sacred fire, nor do I know the special prayer, and I can’t even find the place in the forest. All I can do is tell this story and hope that God will hear me.’
And again the miracle occurred.
Go forth, then, and tell the story of this evening.
-Story adapted by Paulo Coelho